Edward Hughes

Edward Hughes (1720-1794) was an Admiral of the Royal Navy of Great Britain and commander of the East Indies Station during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Edward Hughes was born in 1720, and he joined the Royal Navy in 1735, serving in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Hughes served in the 1739 capture of Portobello, the Cartagena expedition of 1741, and the battle of Cape Sicie on 22 February 1744, and he commanded HMS Lark. Hughes proceeded to fight in the Seven Years' War at Louisbourg and Quebec, and from 1773 to 1777 Commodore Hughes commanded the East Indies Station. During the American Revolutionary War, Hughes commanded British ships in the Indian Ocean in the struggle against the French Navy and Dutch Navy in the region, and his assault on Trincomalee in 1782 was repelled. After the war, he returned to England, with promotions but no commands following. He died in 1794 at hte age of 74.